ChiKat! Are you done teaching yet?
I am! I finished on Friday. Now, it's job hunting time.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
ChiKat - Apr 30, 2007 10:16:59 am PDT #4892 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Vortex - Apr 30, 2007 10:24:54 am PDT #4893 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I linked above to a strappy camisole with the underwire built in.
Dana - Apr 30, 2007 10:31:23 am PDT #4894 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The tub guy is back. I really kind of hate the tub guy.
Does anyone ever have good experiences with home repairs these days? I don't know if we just have bad luck, but it seems like stuff always goes wrong, or people fuck up the job the first time, or they flat-out lie.
Kathy A - Apr 30, 2007 10:49:26 am PDT #4895 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yay for no more student teaching!! Good luck on the job hunting--you'll get something, I'm sure!
The good thing about renting at my current complex is that the maintenance guys are really good and really fast-responding when there's a problem.
tommyrot - Apr 30, 2007 10:55:24 am PDT #4896 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does anyone ever have good experiences with home repairs these days? I don't know if we just have bad luck, but it seems like stuff always goes wrong, or people fuck up the job the first time, or they flat-out lie.
The Tub Guy was called by the landlord, right? Often these things are a case of an acquaintance of the landlord saying, "Hey, I know someone who can do this work for really cheap."
NoiseDesign - Apr 30, 2007 10:58:33 am PDT #4897 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Ok, I keep reading Tub Guy and my brain goes to the Tub Girl image, and that's no anyplace a brain should go.
tommyrot - Apr 30, 2007 10:59:32 am PDT #4898 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
See, I'm lucky, as I've never seen Tub Girl. Or maybe I've successfully repressed it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 30, 2007 11:00:04 am PDT #4899 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Does anyone ever have good experiences with home repairs these days? I don't know if we just have bad luck, but it seems like stuff always goes wrong, or people fuck up the job the first time, or they flat-out lie.
My landlord recently did a pretty good job of magically making a new ceiling fixture appear in my kitchen, and back when I first moved in had a plumber at my door to fix the constantly flushing toilet within an hour of me calling him. (Thank God for Flapper-era plumbing and wiiiiide toilet traps—though everything in the bathroom was a bit soggy from the aeration the toilet bowl drained as fast as the flush could refill it despite who knows how many hours of brokenness.) Still waiting on the plaster repair for my bedroom ceiling, though, which is merely a cosmetic problem rather than functional.
Dana - Apr 30, 2007 11:00:54 am PDT #4900 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The Tub Guy was called by the landlord, right?
No, that's part of the frustrating thing. This guy was recommended by a neighbor of ours who is a super-neat, super-picky old lady. We weren't trying to get the cheapest possible guy; we wanted it done right. And now this guy is looking at our sink, shaking is head, and saying he doesn't know what the problem is. And clearly not wanting to fix it.
Grrr. I need a pocket!Vortex I can pull out and brandish at times like this.
tommyrot - Apr 30, 2007 11:21:44 am PDT #4901 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So the weather is all nice and stuff, so I bought a new pair of Birkenstocks. These are a new type that have leather straps instead of suede. The leather is fairly stiff, and I can tell already by the way one strap rubs my toe that I'm gonna get a blister there.
Any ideas on how to preempt blisters?